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In water-stressed India, govt may push farmers towards efficient irrigation

India is one of the world's biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country's severe shortages

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Economic Survey calls for coordinating body for resource efficiency

To push the agenda for resource efficiency, the Survey has asked for the formulation of a national policy on the same

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Many states have achieved 100% open defecation free status: Economic Survey

The mission mirrors the national developmental priorities by focusing on gender equality and women empowerment, the survey said

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Now, single-use plastic products to be banned

PATNA: After a blanket ban on polythene carrybags of all sizes, the state government plans to ban single-use plastic and polystyrene (thermocol) products such as plates and cups in keeping with the

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Nod to interlinking of Kosi-Mechi river soon

PATNA: State water resources department (WRD) minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said in the state assembly on Thursday that the Centre would soon sanction the Kosi-Mechi river interlinking project in the b

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Illegal car washes using 5k litres of water every day: Environmentalist

Noida: At a time Noida’s water table is depleting every year, a city-based environmentalist has drawn the attention of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to unauthorised car washing centres that use

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Noida sets up committee on environment, DM to head it

Noida: The district administration in association with the forest department of Gautam Budh Nagar and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Thursday floated a special committee to ca

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Mumbai: Fearing oil spill, BPT & JNPT seek removal of 13 vessels

Both BPT and JNPT have particularly indicated the potential navigation issues and environment hazard as at least two of these oil vessels — TAG 6 and TAG 22 — are lying tangled in the sea.

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‘Make efforts to negate impact of fly ash on farms and people’

Nagpur: Fly ash generated by thermal power stations has a deadly impact on farming as, according to a research, it has a large amount of radioactivity and mercury which are harmful to the human bei

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No provision for green bonus due to fiscal disability: Supriyo

Dehradun: In a setback to Uttarakhand, the Union environment ministry has declined the Himalayan state’s plea for a ‘green bonus’ for its contribution in enhancing the forest cover in the country.

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